The Age of Folly

Name: The Age of Folly
Author: Lewis Lapham

by Lewis Lapham

Essays on cultural decline, folly, and political dishonesty in America

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Lewis Lapham

American journalist who edited Harper's Magazine for three decades and turned it into the foremost venue for political and cultural essays. Lapham's Quarterly collected his reflections on history and the present. His essays combined classical learning with caustic observations on American democracy and empire.

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